ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Indeed’s German branch was struggling to close sales because they had no awareness in that market. After running a culturally relevant marketing campaign, Indeed rose to number one in traffic and sales in Germany. Your brand might need to shape its strategy to be relevant depending on where you’re marketing. Storytelling is personal.

Marketing 128

Marketing Campaign Software Review Tulsa 128

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Most startups’ founding mythologies are full of the same phrases : “hard work,” “agile strategy,” “smart scaling.” The perks of being early in the marketplace are obvious: shorter sales cycles due to lack of competition, less competition for top talent, and so on. As they say, timing is everything.

Startup 120

Startup Cofounder Software Review Sales Cycle 120

bijoor.me

MARCH 26, 2014

Social Marketing and Sales. Sales Activity Management. B2B Sales Process. Agile Development. Posted in: Affordable Technology , Agile Development , Big Data , Business Analytics & Intelligence , Cloud Computing , Information & knowledge management , Technology , Workflow Management. Bike Tours.

Framework 42

Framework Cloud Software Review Azure 42

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last week, in part one of the B2B versus B2C series, I explained there are several reasons as to why entrepreneurs should venture into “B2B” (“Business to Business”) service based companies as opposed to any form of “B2C” (“Business to Consumer”) company, “B2B” product-oriented company or strictly a web-based B2B firm.

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B2B Business Model B2C Agile 105

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2020

While chatbots promise to augment customer service and optimize the sales pipeline, they come with several potential drawbacks, including low-quality customer service and ambiguity around KPIs (key performance indicators) — both critical considerations for leaders who care about achieving long-term success.

San Diego 200

San Diego Algorithm B2C Artificial Inteligence 200

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. RentJuice is doing much the same in real estate software.

Software 100

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ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

Though it wasn’t intended, the last two articles I wrote on the PlainFlow blog have formed a series: The Modern SaaS Stack and the Unexploited Amount of Data is a walkthrough that shows how companies use Modern SaaS Stack to cover their Marketing/Support/Sales activities from day-0. All manual operations. The rise of PQL over MQL model.

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Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

But B2B startups need to take a different tack. We invest in internet enabled companies at NextView and our portfolio is roughly equally split between consumer and B2B businesses. Arguably revenue is the best signal of product-market fit for B2B startups.

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Revenue Product B2B Marketing 234

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

There are the tangible benefits of leads, but there are the intangible benefits of developing as an industry thought leader and proving your knowledge, making it easier to build partnerships, find customers, and build out other channels (such as sales). If you can make sales work, this is another eminently scalable channel for startups.

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Channel Marketing Viral SEO 118

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It’s also a time when you are most agile to work on ideas and implement strategies without the crippling setbacks caused by decision hierarchy and process. Businesses invest a great deal of time and resources into marketing strategies and channels but not as much once the individual is within the fold of the sales funnel and customer-base.

Metrics 133

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 133

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It’s also a time when you are most agile to work on ideas and implement strategies without the crippling setbacks caused by decision hierarchy and process. Businesses invest a great deal of time and resources into marketing strategies and channels but not as much once the individual is within the fold of the sales funnel and customer-base.

Metrics 100

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 100

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

With a focus on seed investing in the mobile, agile, and smart enterprise and business models that harness the power of network effects, our entrepreneurs have successfully been able to raise over $200 million of financing following our initial seed investment. focus on the mobile, agile, and smart enterprise".

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Seed Stage Agile Viral API 110

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

AUGUST 1, 2018

Less typical is asking how it might be combined (used) with sales, marketing, distribution, purchasing, or the customer service experience. All frameworks (Agile, Lean, CPS, Design Thinking, Stage-Gate) require people to come up with fresh ideas, and MoshPit has a new and better way to do that.

Technology 50

Technology Framework Artificial Inteligence Chicago 50

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

A marketplace’s true revenue potential is the % of the total GMS (gross merchandise sales) they can charge (typically 5-10%), not the total GMS. Understanding and pitching the market size which is truly addressable for your startup is critical, and VCs only love markets that are large in “truly” addressable size.

B2B 246

B2B .Net Revenue Global 246

Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

There are no commissions on closed sales (other than Taobaoke) or placement fees on Taobao. based on product category for all sales settled through Alipay (~80% of Alibaba’s GMV is settled through Alipay). The bigger merchants on Tmall sell their branded wares and pay a commission to Tmall of 0.5 – 5.0%

China 159

China Revenue Flash Affiliate 159

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The challenge I want to take on is to be specific in the recommendations make, and to share how we can be very nimble and agile. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. I absolutely hate how not data driven most B2B selling is. For a B2B company there are so many things we can measure. And, we can do so much for them!

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Corporate Agility. Transparency correlates to agility (Does your CEO know how many tests you ran last month?). Facts don’t change minds – true for both sales and customers. Renee Thompson – How to Win at B2B Optimization. What makes B2B different? Offline sale – typically. Engagement.

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Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2017

Therefore, always try to embed lead-capture opportunities in your surveys, interviews, and test sale posts where possible or else create the chance for some kind of follow-up. Startup validation tactic 5: Test sales. Ring them up, rehearsed sales script in hand, and try and get some purchase orders.

Business Plan 94

Business Plan PPC Lean Campaign 94

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Sustainable growth: Prioritise sales efficiency over growth at all costs. Use agility to your advantage and make speed a team priority. It doesn’t matter if your company is B2B or B2C, as Y Combinator puts it, you need to build stuff people want, and obsess about making it as user friendly, friction free and smooth as possible.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Your goal was to preserve your cash while you turned these guesses into facts and searched for a repeatable and scalable sales model. They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric. Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development.

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 264

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). The pipeline of companies in registration has continued to grow.

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2018

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers are your lifeblood. You will, of course, need to continue to innovate and strive to remain agile and responsive to market conditions and consumer demands alike for continued success. That way, you can trust their decisions and not lose any sleep over it. Keep Your Customers in Mind.

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Management Startup B2C Forecast 191

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures: The Business Model Canvas – to write down all the hypotheses about a new business; Customer Development – a process for testing those hypotheses outside the building; Agile Engineering – to rapidly build minimal viable products to test product/market fit.

Customer 421

Customer Marketing Lean Vertical 421

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Then there is Agile for engineering. If we work in sales, all we care about are sales touch points. And that comes before you think about marketing/sales/advertising/billboards/tv. You want sales, yes. It does not stop at getting the first B2B contract. And really the list is too long. It is also rude.

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2016

What guarantees that agility and innovation are present in your analytics practice? Here's mine for this humble little blog that makes no money except for charity from the sale of my books… It should be easy to see how this brings massive focus to my analytical efforts. Everyone should have a well-defined DMMM.

Analytics 60

Analytics DC Software Review Leadership 60

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is especially useful in situations, like most B2B businesses, where the total number of customers is likely to be small. We got instantaneous feedback on the validity of the idea and started our sales process concurrently. LOIs, while clearly not as good as signed sales contract, do have meaning and are valuable.

San Francisco 144

San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

The rason d’etre for LevelUp (like most other firms) is to tap into the retailer’s marketing budget (10-20% of sales potentially) rather than reduce interchange. They picked online, because signing up online B2B partnerships is quick, easy and capital light. Enough said. What about Jumio?

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Email campaign ideas, content improvement, behavior targeting, testing product prices , hiring a supposedly awesome consultant, using offline calls to action, measuring impact of television on the web, opening a twitter account of a B2B business, doing… Anything you can think of I can do it. Usually for free. Usually at least a test.

Analytics 118

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 118

market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Sales or Marketing Company’s method of sales or marketing is unique or stands out compared to others who sell similar products. Means of Production Profits determined primarily by availability (uptime) of its differentiated or highly-efficient production capabilities. Examples include Steel, Oil refineries, printing.

San Diego 40

San Diego RSS Lean Elevator Pitch 40

Agile VC

MAY 7, 2014

The initial business, Alibaba.com, was a B2B marketplace to enable global buyers of manufactured goods to connect with Chinese wholesalers and suppliers of such goods. At the time B2B marketplaces were huge in the US… during the late ’90s bubble companies like VerticalNet and others were valued in the tens of billions.

China 187

China B2B Flash IPO 187

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

Bryan: That’s it and it sets expectations for B2C and B2B right and [00:23:11] at this point as well. [00:23:13] I mean why would we wait three days for something or why would we get in our car and drive for 30 minutes when we know we can have it tomorrow and I think they’ve created sort of the norm.

Tampa 35

Tampa Florida Customer Audio 35

Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

After that, I spent the next ten years leading marketing and sales teams for a few startups until the entrepreneurial bug hit me again. When my friend Rotem Dafni suggested we build an autonomous sales prospecting platform. I was a co-founder of a startup rather early in my career and my first startup was acquired by Microsoft.

Technical Review 141

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Jordan 141

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. There is nothing on sales. Can you add useful resource for generating sales for start-ups. removed from the list.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. turn customer feedback into sales and relationships. Agile project management. SnapEngage â??

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53